Health Services: No application required for general school health services; for expanded health services offered at Linkages to Learning School-Based Health Centers, parents must complete an enrollment packet and may receive help in filling out this form at the School-Based Health Center.

Documents To Bring

Family Case Management Services: No required documents, however in order for program to provide appropriate social services to families, case managers may ask for documentation that may assist the case manager in obtaining specific supports for families (if the family has the documents available).

Health Services: If child is on public insurance (Medicaid) and is referred for health or mental health services, insurance card must be presented during intake. (If child is uninsured or has private insurance through which family is not able to access mental health services, no documentation is required)

Eligibility Requirements

Mental health services are offered on a sliding scale basis for those without insurance access; students with Medicaid receive mental health services free of charge as Medicaid is billed directly for services. All other Linkages to Learning services are offered free of charge, however parent contributions, when possible, are accepted to support programming.

Fees and Payments

Mental health services are offered on a sliding scale basis for those without insurance access; students with Medicaid receive mental health services free of charge as Medicaid is billed directly for services. All other Linkages to Learning services are offered free of charge, however parent contributions, when possible, are accepted to support programming.

FAQ's

1. How are schools selected to receive Linkages to Learning services?

Linkages to Learning services are offered at elementary and middle schools that have the highest percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced meals (FARMS rate). With this in mind, considerations such as whether or not the school building has the space to house the program, are factored in as well.

With the exception of the additional expanded health services offered at the Linkages to Learning School-Based Health Centers, all Linkages sites offer the services listed above, but each site has a different number of staff to serve children and families. The community education and development services offered at each site vary according to specific school communities’ needs.

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The Google Translate Tool is displayed dynamically on Montgomery County web pages using a Google javascript function. The function is used to translate County web pages into different languages. However, the Google function displays a drop-down menu form field (with no label) and a Google logo image which has no alt tag. Google is aware of this issue.